Drug bust at home owned by Mississippi State football assistant

Jun. 9, 2014
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Law enforcement and the DEA seized 1,500 bricks of heroin (75,000 stamped bags), 16 firearms, more than $100,000 in cash and jewelry, two luxury vehicles, Cuban cigars and a live chicken in a house owned by Deshea Townsend. / Attorney Generalā??s Office

by Michael Bonner, USA TODAY Sports

by Michael Bonner, USA TODAY Sports

Police arrested two men as part of a large heroin bust in a Pennsylvania house owned by Deshea Townsend on Sunday night, according to a Pittsburgh CBS report. Townsend is Mississippi State's cornerbacks coach. He completed his first season with the team in 2013.

"Deshea Townsend has learned that arrests occurred at a property titled in his name in the Mount Washington area of Pittsburgh," Mississippi State said in a statement. "Although Coach Townsend has not been associated with the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2010, he continues to own investment property in the Pittsburgh area. The property in question was the subject of a lease purchase agreement executed in March 2012. Neither individuals arrested were signatories to the March 2012 lease agreement. Coach Townsend employs a rental agent to conduct his affairs regarding this property and in no way is associated with the activities that may have occurred at a property rented by him to others."

KDKA TV reported law enforcement and the DEA seized 1,500 bricks of heroin (75,000 stamped bags), 16 firearms, more than $100,000 in cash and jewelry, two luxury vehicles, Cuban cigars and a live chicken from a house located in Mount Washington, Pa.

The suspects have been identified as 33-year-old Price Montgomery and 35-year-old James Perrin.